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MP MN Legislative Update
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I'll pick one: "Democrats want to spend $91-$100 million to address racial inequalities in the state; Republicans have proposed spending no money on the issue."
Talk about throwing money at a problem! How does government "address racial inequalities" while spending HUGE sums to guarantee that blacks get an inferior education? How can black neighborhoods be as free of crime and fatherless homes (as white neighborhoods) when government prosecutes police for doing their job, and when government actually PAYS for fatherless kids?
It definitely seems that the Democrats want to keep the minorities dependent on them.
For more discussion of this ... G2A Black MN Unite
What if we made some trade offs for this money?
- Expensive Teachers have to work with kids who need most help?
- Kids performing at below grade level have no Summer break, or have longer school days until they catch up?
- Parents of failing kids must attend Parenting courses, and fulfill basic requirements.
- Return to punishing based on behavior, stop giving lesser punishments because the child is a minority...
- Give some kind of a benefit if Parents get/stay married.
You know... The type of things that would help young minority citizens escape poverty.
Great idea, but I would argue that there is too much money "sloshing around the system" already. Yes, if by adding a measly $40M to that we convince the DFL to undo all the stupid, misguided spending they already do, wonderful! It's going to take a while, though, to turn around decades of cultural rot and "oppression" of the minorities by the big government that ostensibly is "helping" them.
I think that viewpoint gives the DFL/Democrats too much credit for intelligence and planning. I have always believed that THEY believe that good intentions make good policy. But just saying we will lift people from poverty doesn't make it happen, no matter how much you spend. It is HOW you spend it, not how much. If it were true, Minneapolis and St. Paul would be the best schools in the state.
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